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ri 



:i!f 



H. |»i'oteif«i'me. Diibv, Hvst. p. 2". 



Mniiiipciit, Iroiii the liltcrs nf tlic wood, very viii'inlilo in >liii|i(>, 

 lilH'iii', nliloiiii', oliloiiii'-Li'loliKsc or iiloliosi'. iii'i'iiiiii'iMl ill ]iiii';ill('i -I'l'ic^. 

 Iijiiclx. sliiiiiiiL;'. very liiiiitly triiiisvcix'ly slriiitc: lips imnow. tlirjr 

 ('(lues liioi'c or less rciiiotc. ('.\|posiim' tile liliciii'-Iiiiic'coliitc. olilipii',!' or 

 s|iiiii'roiii, lihitk disk. ,\*ri i-cc. KN-liiii) ovjitc. tliicknicd iil tlic ;i|m'.\, 

 ;}().\ !<•/<. .'^|ioridiii s in nn iisnis. Iii>crint(', cliiviitc. oIiIinc. <ti;iij|it 

 or sonirwiiiit ciiivcd. r)-s<'|)tiitc. luownisli. !t II x '.'>-',',}, ii. I'iiiii|i|i\Mw 

 iirniiclicd iuid nnited idiovc in n L:r< "'iii-ii-'irowii Inycr iiliovi' the ii~ii. 



On ilry, dcciiyiiiu' oak wooil, CaiMlina (("iirtis). 



Tlic ii|)|M'iiriiiic(' is pcciiliiir. W'lii'ii closed, it ol'f.'U rcsciiiMes n 

 Sp/nt'i'ld, wlicii open, a Lcr'nh-ii. We liavc seen no -peciiiieii~ inul 

 take tlic diaiiiiosis ['rom DiiKy's .^ieinoire. 'I'lii- i-ec. |>i-. iJelui;. in 

 llcdw.. l.SSrt. )>. IST). is closely alliecl to //. J'kisIH. and willi that 

 st'ccies licloiiti'S ill tlic I^titclhiiiitf. 



H. ellipticiim. Vv. Olis. Mycol. 1. p. !'.»;"). 



Ilw^lemt^atelta illipliia. Kclini. in Die I'il/f i Discmiiycett st p. ,^f)S. 



Pcrilliccia i;rci>arioiis or collected in small iiroiips, lyitiL;' parallel, 

 at lii'Mt, lairic(l ainoiiii' the lilicrs of tlic wood, linally (Miierucnt and 

 sessile, rounded or (doimated. straiiilit or sonicwliat curved, simple nr 

 stidlate, .^-3 mm. loni;-. j-i mm. wide, witli an tdomrated. (iiially ellip- 

 tical opetiinu", sliowintr tlie tliiii lilack disk, of a wa.xdike consisteiH y. 

 Asci clavute, tliick-wallcd, (i()-T<> .\ 1 --!(»//, S-spored, witli didiote- 

 moiisly liranclied parapliyses united in a lirowii epitlieciiim almve. 

 Sporidia iiiseriate, oblont.^ ol)tii.s((, straitrht or sliti-litly curved. .S- 

 septate or slightly constricted at tlie septa, liyaline. lieeominL!' In'owii. 

 15-17 X ")-() /i. tlie two middle cells mostly larii'ei- and each with a 

 lai'ii'O oil glorinle. 



On bark, North (Carolina and ['eiinsylvania (Sclnv.). 



The speec. oj' this .species in Jlerli. Scliw. are without fruit, ami 

 as there are no reliable specc. in our collection we have taken the 

 diaLinosis from Helim, in Die Pilze. The sporidia (sec. Fckl.) are 24- 

 2(1 X S // The species is (dosely allied to //. /•'/■o.s^//, and v.'itli that 

 species and some others here includc(| Ibr convenience, in the// //.v/r/'- 

 /(/(■(><>', really iteloims in the DiHConiyfetes. 



The specimens of the f()Jloii'ln<i species in Jlerh. Srhir. arc ivithoii/ 



fniit. 



^vii. 



N. A 



111. -ji*:;). 



H. rii^iil«\8iiiii,S('hw, 



I'eritheeia small, round or of various shapes, black, ueneraliy 

 coiivoN, much wri;ikleil, ai|-.L'i'e,a'ate(l or scattereil on a black -pot. 



